House for brooding



W. D. BAYLEY HOUSE FOR BROODING Aug. 29, 1933.

Filed June 1'7, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Aug. 2-9, 1933. w. D. BAYLEY 1,924,480

HOUSE FOR BROODING Filed June 1'7; 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 ATTO R N EYS Patented'AugQ QQ, 1933 4 Q This invention relates to improvements ;in

houses: constructed principally -ofsheet metal l adapted for the rearing of chicks and young I t v. i

insmanufacture and ease of assembling;

Another object and advantage is the provision" f= :a ehouse' so designed that the-Tmaximum of spaoeis enclosed; and wherein agr'eat' degree of structural strength is obtained with a minimum ot-material. j 7

A-further object is the employment of 'a constmction wherein the outlines of the floor, Wall and roof? are of "regular polygonal fo'rm,-the routline of the polygonalroof having half j as many "for the purpose" o sides as the floor polygon,

' economy in" use of material.

Another object is to provideimproved means" i H of window construction; the view bei'n gtaken on"7 5 jf@ "Another object of the invention is to provide meansfor protecting the inhabitants of the foi' 'ventilating the structure.

structure from floor drafts. a r

Another: object of the invention is to provide --*means for disposing of moisture due to condensation on the-roof sheets and side walls.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for insulating the innerwalls of the structure. r 1 In the" accompanying drawings:

Figgfll is a topplan view of;- a slieetjmetal brooder'house embodying my improvements;

Fig; 2'is a front elevation of the same inre diloed scale.

Fig. 3- is a fragmentary sectional 'view ona' reduced scale takenon the 1ine33 of'Fi'g'. 1.

4 is a fragmentary perspective 'view illus'a;

trating a preferredconstructional detail. I

"Fig. dis a sectional view'on the'line 5-'--5--.of

' 6 is a horizontal section on" theline, ofFi g. 5,

'Fig'. 71s a planviw in reduced scale with they roof removed and a portion of the Walls broken" 7 away to show the interiorof the house 1 l 1 Fig. 8{is averticalfsection in the samescale m .-9 is an enlar'ed vertical "sectionon 'th t e v .t

g y w batte st avinga b itud a s p e,5im

the? Lc mpl'ementaI yI down-turnewedge's 2 are Fig. 10 Ban enlarged ofthe platforms; 7 Fig. 11 is anenlarged fragment'ary plan of a portionof one jof-theblat forms. v

Fig. '121-is an enlarged section on the line "Fig. 1'7 is an enlar'ge clsection onthe line' 17- 17" r of 'wa11= construction.

' to heat'such'hm ses byaftificial means; the p'r'e.

' wouldibe t-necessary, in' a ith sh c r r v :Fig. 14 is anenl'arged perspectiveview offithe I a 4 1 hea'ting stovefgan'd afportiongofth'ea' vntilatingj One of theobjectsofthe invention isto p1',o-' 5 vide a sheet metal house of a knock-down'character, the design ofwhich permits of economy" devices Fig. 15 'is a plan view, on the same "seal v I v Fig '7, of'the' floor sectionsi-n the preferred Fig. 16 is. a plan-view in greatly reduced scale;

showing a modi-fied form o'ffi'oor construction. j Y

Fig; 19' is an enlargedse tion on the line:

-'perspective details of wall construction;

' Fig.24- i's a vertic section of a modified fr mi measure theadvantages of a circu1ar house yt-* retaining certain other advantages incidental to 80 1 the polygon sided house-constructionandpbviat- 'ing so'mgmfs'th"disadvantages oi circnlanhouse f 1 construction; in a nolygomsided 1 house; asfhere shown, sharbfcornersfwhich are objectionable {as being diflicultl'to clean and alsoffo'rin places for crowding are eliminated, while a. large? are of fidorfsnace obtainable with-a given quantity of wall material; Further; 's ince iit is the f-practiice ferred source of heat bei a orooderstoye pro f viqedfljwjithg; a can'QDy 1o atedllcentrally in the house a sr nallex't stove nia'y be employed than I square house or house sired} the section's may-be nailedor s ecur ed in 'ny manner to thefbattens i." Thef 1 I ofjule' b'attehs 'iresjt'onthehoi'izontalfi; legfof" a. metallicf ringff v of angle}- cross "which enclosesthecentra1 -'Qbehing.-" a. q

The wall members ofthe house are supported by andsecured to the floor sections. ;'A plurality of rectangular side wall members 7 and a plurality of triangular wall members 8 are employed spaced alternately; Each side wall' mem ber has its lower edge bentto lie in a vertical plane and folded back upon itself, and the bent folded edge is secured to'theupturnededgeB of an adjacent floor member (Fig.3) by-bolts 9,.there being however means interposed in the nature of washers 10 which permit a spacedapart relation to exist between the walls and floor sections-for".

angul-ar sheetsfor' the wall sections. ,The triangular wall ;sheets 8, the floor sections 1 and the roof sheets'to be described later are of such dimensions as to permit *theproductionof two similar triangular sheets from one rectangular sheet, with a minimum waste of material.

- amount of useful house space with the leastgiven quantity of materialg The 'angle..of -slope of the side wall sheets is dependent ontwofactorsjvia,

It is further preferablethat the rectangular sheets which go tomake up the wall members 7 be used in'their entirety as purchased, the waste being limited to the mere -notching at corners to f acilitate the bending at the edges. All of the side wall sheets slope inwardly to enclose the greatest theshortdiameter of the floor area. andthe 5 length of the wall sheets with the result that the upper ends of the rectangular, wa1l' sections '7 V unite toform a polygon-sided opening indicated 1 by dotted lines 7, 7' in; Fig.1 while the wall sheets 8 by reason of their triangular form are 15 are used toprovidea space between the roof membersare secured. Y,

adapted to 'fit into and, close up the openings remaining between therectangular wall sheets.

.;The wall sheets are connected one to another by any one of the numerous methods known to those skilled in the art. The upper edges of the. rectangular wall sheets 7 are bent. to form'- flanges 1 2 (Figs. 3 and 4) and to these flanges the roof and are joined to the sidewallsections by means similar to the connection of the wall members tothe floor, therebeing bolts 14 passing through the roof members 13 and through the out-turned edge 12 of .each' wall-sheet 7. Here also washers sheets and'the edges "12 to permit thedrainage of any condensed moisture, and, jif j desi red, a

ygfabric or cloth filling 16.may be,laid'between the washers 15 to prevent drafts; To provide additional strength for the cbincidentarjoints of; the roof sections and the rectangular "wall sections,

a lgusset-like connect or pl'ate is: interposed The roof members 13 are connected to each other preferably in the same manner "as the Wall somewhat similar to means described in Letters Patent-No. 1,848,690, datedMarch 8th, 1932.

A tubular'member l9, notched at 20 to receive 5 jthe r of seams or joints, (Figs. 2 and 17), is vergular shape as showns I y I At a suitable height a strip which defines the upper-extremity of the sunlight opening is tically placed, concentric ally, at the upper ends of the roof sections 13, and has on its inner surface a series 'of radially extending brackets 21 secured thereto by welding' or other means, at

the inner ends of which bolts 22 are passed through to angle brackets, 23 secured by any;

means to the ring 18 with the result that the ring 18 and tubular member 19.are clamped to the roof members 13. A cap '24 having a downturnedflange 25 is secured tothe tubular member 19 and covers approximatelyone half the open'. ing therethrough, and at its edge coinciding'with the center of the house, a hinge pin 25 is fixed on which is'pivotally mounted a similar door 26 having downturned edges 27 adapted to close the remaining half of. the opening, or to be raised to permit ventilation or'entrance of sunlight.

,Entrance ;to the house is afforded through a door aperture in one of the triangular sheets 8' (Fig. 2) over which'doors 28 and 29 are hingedly' the same. It is preferable to place the house so vconnected'with any suitable meansof latching that thedoors 28 and 29 and alsothefiat ventilat-. ing member 26 have a southerly exposure, so that fur- ,rays, areprovided and to secure the greatest, possible exposure a rectangular sheet"? adjacent the doors 28 and 29 is omitted and in its place a suitable. framework is employed whichis best illusatrated in Fig. 21.?A narrow strip 30 of :sheetmetal; of the same length of the wallsheetsfl is formed asshown in Fig.22in which it will be seen that 115,.

one edge is given an out-turned U -bend 31, :while at the other edge two angularout-turned bends 32 and33 are formed. A similar strip 34 is'provided havingisimilar out-turned angular :bends.

35 and 36 and an out turned edge 37 adapted. to be received into an out-turned U-bend 38 of an adjacent triangular, sheet,vin this case the'triangularsheet 8 in which the door 'aperture'is cut. The 'U- bend 31 straddles-the out-turned edge 8 of another adjacent triangular section 8 (Fig.

The roof members 13.are trapezoidal in 'fOlm A narrow strip 39 having at one-end a U- bend 40 and an'out-tu'rned; edge 41 is placed transversely across the upper ends of the strips 30 and-34, the-U-bend- 40 being placed.over;the

1U -bend 31, while the up-turnededge 41 is placed .A strip 43 is secured acrossthe lower ends of the strips 30and 34 and is secured underneaththese strips. It will be noticed thatthe strip 39 is placed over while the strip'43 is placed under the strips 30 and 34, this being for the purpose of afiording water-shed. The lower edge'143 of "the strip 43 is secured to thefloor sections. in the same manner as otherwall sections are secured, while theupper edge is bent, asat 44, totheanplaced across and secured inany manner to'the strips 30 and 34, and preferably beneath them;

T e lower edge of this strip is bentas at 46,;

. Inthe troughsiormed by: the angular bends 32,-

, otwood-fl (Figp23i areiltted; :To =th'e edges seamed similar tolthe bends on the strips 30534 lama 4s, and" when all 'of the strips 30, 34, 39, 43 and 45} are assembled, they appear asshown: in Fig; 21;

35, 44am 46:5withthir respective sheetglstrips 47: suitableniaterial-M which allows the passage' of. the aultra-violeti rays otthe; sun is tackedi I as secured; By rollingthe'canvasaroundthebatten? The opening 48 "above l; the strip :45 is covered? byanawning 49'otclothsuch as canvas,:the upper while at: the lower edge a wooden: batten- 51 is openings of varying sizes are obtainedQontd-ob tainlaupartially open condition as for ventilation in. rainyrweather: the canvas may be stretched" over a: U-shaped rod 53 :whose endsare inserted in 'openinssimot shown) in the joints between the wall. sections as illustrated in "Fig; -2'. When desired the H entire opening may be closed by drawingthe- U-shaped rod downwardly, carrying with" it a fold of theucanvas 'so that-it rests onand" over lthezupper edge of the sunlightwindowand catedfat S andiH respectivelyi The stove'S ls" lo so afiords a water shed; The canvas awning-19 beingktackd tothewooden-strip 50 which isot a .height equal-to thefout standing bent portions- 33 andi3flilieslflatlyon those portions, a wooden batten -51-- being placed in the space "between v the lower? ends. of the portions" 33 and 36, andthe a upper strips? (Fig. 5)-.JA' bent 'wirez'awning stretcher 52 is preferably employed to hold the awning away from the opening 48. v

The house is preferably heated by a broader stove andthov'erof anywell-known type-as-indl cated in theapproximate center of the house,- and 1 ispreferablyiset in a comparatively larg'e pan 53 with up-turned edges in which sandimay be dise tributed as'ia protectionsagainst embers, the pan also cove'ring the centrallopening in the floor.

Air for combustion is taken from the interior of the house, while the smoke andgases through-the flue}; tothe outside. Thezflue' 54 passes through a pipe 55 of large diameter "and havingea closedbottomlas' at 56 (Figs. 9 and" 17) The pipe-55 is securediin therca'p'za andextends." upwardlya suitable distanceand terminates-in a rains-hood 57. i

The desired heat is controlled in the house I means of? well-known thermostatic devices incorporated with the stove, and connected therewithvand'operating in unison therewith arecertainrnovel-fventilating devices, the purpose o! which is 1 to provide means '1 or-the admission of freshflair-"and for the discharge 'of'foulail in appro i ately-the same proportions and in a continuousimanner; the description of 'whi'ch' will up. v

-A quantit'y of freshfair is permitted to -enter' 1th? house through alduct 58 located to deliver the; fresh air below the hover and preferably adjacent the stoveS. In the present instance this duct 58 passes through thepan 53- anddraws: air. from the central opening 59 in the floor and athe vvolume of entering air is under the control ofadamper 58' operated by the thermostatic devices. Abeam-60 tooneendfof which the-dan'iper 1 thermostat and in opposite direetionsto close the a n is.

is pivotally connected is pivotally mountedon a i standardiflsecured tothe'pan 53'andj0nftheop5 posite end, is; fixed a balancingweight '62 The beamis tilted in one idire'ctlon to openthe damper byzthe.action of the movableel'ement 63 otthe? 7 elementyfiil connected to amsecond damper B4 fresh air damper 58jand of-coursewith thef'ther a cular fashion-{reaching mgypsn'sa to height as the distance from-me ce ter increases In- Flgs.I'Iand lQen rg' explanatlor i of art cu ar 'pointslbf coiisthiction which controls check draft: opening} o thestove,'-theaconnection being indicated-at fie I Secured to the-lower end as, the pipe 55 an ion v opposite sides a plurality of out take qoul airfines a 66"- are secured j (Figs; 7 8. and y 14) frhese' pipes I extend: radially and"downwardly,v terminating at points closelyadjacent, the side walls iii-'thelower part of'th'e house". Being'connecteditothe pipe 5'5 an upward 'curren'tof lair through themw'ill established," and to eontrol this -fldw'each pipe hasa butterfly damper 67f'fixed on ashaft 68 (Fig;

14%; 'These dampers are interconnected wlththe mostatic elements T by the mechanism previously described.- on the shafts '68" are double armed lever-s69; on 'one'pend of'which is "hung a balancing-weight 70, 'and to theupper end a e'or'd 0! wire. 71* is attached which P 865 'pliil e y s t 72 and 'ur'iitesin abQmmonbord or, Wire' FZS -Whieh' iss'ecured to the'damper end-bf theibeam 6'1. j By having the cold ail-inlet beneath the canopy as described; flow or cold air across thefloor "towardthe stove is lessened, consequently minimi af ing drafts at the floor line.

Further, to avoid he subjection ofthe tothecold air drafts at floor lin provide-a cold air zoneadiacent th mus-6r l r structure to prevent objectionable c o wding the chicks at this'pointJI-providelural'ity elevated platforms-2Thesevplatforms v I about around the stove an approkiniately cir point beyond: the periphery of H removed from the sidewalls;and alsd increase in:

The preferred method of constinct lng'these pl forms-is-shown best imFig. 7 and Fl 'gi' lflif A 1 Two side woodenframemembers '71 are cone nected together solthat'fwhe'n;instalied they wll qfl liein radial planes: v rramememse s-a connected; together 'by an argued 14' i asindicated in dotted an" --1 weirdly." A- metallic lwir 'e member; 75 or an appr oxirnate trapezi'iidal Tor n s'ttack'edi to 'the upper edgesof frame members-when; are edgewise; At" theouter end of seen frames perlorated sheet metal; strip- 76 is; secured-to aramp or incline up whichthechi'clis mayiivalk and which alsoprevents th'echicks frem straying underneathfthe platform, the perforationsallow ing: fiee passage-"of thec'older air? currents from" the walls inwardly towardthe stove; 'I'h'e use-of the foraminous woven-wire material not only;

ventsgcontaminationin mat-way; f:

droppings-g to fall through to the-- fioo' and: "Dre-' By this arrangement a brooding space is pro vided whic'hliis' elevated abovethefiobr and co sequently not subje'cted to floor draftsflwhichfe vated spaceis surroundd by a zone hich' lSj maintained cool enough'by floor draf =ar'id git's" proximity to the 1 outer i walls-to} repel the chicks,

thus avoiding 'objectionalzple crowding the chicksagainstthesidewalls. -f N 1 w Inorder to provide apassag'efway tcv-p'ern'iitf I access tdthe-SCOV for the attendant; ;1t plf erable to-omit 'ones'ector'ofi the-plurality vatedplatformsiFig." 7 influenceett e sides of theiplat fonns whichare:adjacent 1 I wayvare each'i ittedwith simua perm t'e ramp "show in ot the platformi-sector 'Sinceth efraine's H are' allowsfree circulation-oi air but'=also al lows;the=- radially disposed, the meshes of the foraminous material would; ordinarily intersect the radially disposed. framesat places withvery acute angles in which the claws or toes of thechicks would catch. To'obviate this detrimental condition, all. meshes having this tendency are pluggedor closed, preferably by a solder plug '78, (Fig. 12)..

.In '13 a modification of the manner in whiehtheplatformsmay be constructed is shown in whicha portion only ofa platformis illustrated. 1 A rod 79 'is bent toanapproximately trapezoidal form and given an upward vinclination to -the; points 80, one, of .which is shown. 1 To the side portionsof the frames thus formed sup-.

porting struts 81 are attached by weldingor other means and a cross rod 8 2 is also attached to the frame. sides for strengthening purposes. The

. foraminousmaterial is stretched over the frame, thus formed; and secured bybendingthe wires ,heat conservationis effected .by the employment of old-newspapers or othermaterial. A series of perforatedmetallic clips 351 project laterally from the wall joints at. difierent heights, and through' those at the same approximate level wires 85-are strung through itheperforations, the paper 86 after being folded being hung over a wire and having the lower end placed back of the next lower wire.

is shown. A frame is constructed. of a batten 87 and.a batten 88 which are secured together.- at right angles to one another, and have theirfree ends joined by. battens 89, 90. and 91, each of which is in an angular'relation one to another aschords of arcsof equal length. ,1 To thisframe boards92 are secured ,insuch manner that one board extends beyond the outer edgeof the batten 87,-andall of the otherbattens project beyond theendsof the boards to an amountequalto the amount of overlap overuthe batten 87, so that a rabbetis formed on two sides, the rabbet on the radial line. alongthe batten 88 receiving the projecting edge of aboard of a similar floor section,

and when four such sections are assembled togethera rabbet will continue entirely aroundthe polygonal outline, the weight of the remainder of the house being taken on the chordal battens 89, 90 and.91-. By securing each of the four floor sections'to each other, and securing the wall mem bers to the-'battens'39, 90 and =91, the fioor sec ti-ons act as a stay to the house,,and give rigidity and;strength tothe house whilethe battens-89,

' 90, 91 etc. serve toelevate the floor boardsaabove the ground;

There isshown inFig. 18 a modifiedwall construction consisting of a rectangularwall' panel of wood, composed of boards 95 and battens 96. The lower edge-is secured by nailing or otherwise to a chordal batten 89 of a floor section, while a channel member 97.is fitted over the upper edge. At each end of this channel member are up-turned perforated integral tabs 97f to facilitate .juncture with the roof joints.

* In Fig. 24 a modified form bf a manual wail panel of. wood is shown in which a window and awning coveredopening is located. Boards 98 are sec d p ihe .b ai s. to. hem rbattens 99 J;

- the cleats 109. Q

A modification in the floor construction. having; me rit incertain localities is shown in Fig. 16 in which one section ofa floor of the modified typev and 100, with the intermediate boards .cut away to. form openings 101 and 102. Over the-opening" 101 is tackeda piece of. material which permits the passage :of theultra-violet rays ofthesun;

theedges being bound by thin wooden strips 103, one of which is shown; The opening 1021s protected by, a cloth awning] 104, depending from the upper edge of this opening, which awning may be rolled around the rod 105 to afford a direct open-;

ing, or which may be stretched over the U-shaped rod 106,} the-ends ofwhich'are pivotally mountedin eye-bolts 107." It may be fastened in any positioniby means of the cords 108 beingwoundaround Having thus described myinventiomI claim 1. In a 'structure of the. character described,

a roof of polygonalshape, a series of rectangular; side wallsections, one for each; of amajority of the sides of the roof polygon and connected there.-

with, and a series-of triangular. side wall sections interposedbetween the said rectangular side wall sections and'c-onnected therewith.

2. In a structure of the character described; a

sloping'roof of polygonal shapeabout its edges.

series of sloping rectangular-shaped side wall sections,'-one for each'of .a-majority of thesides of;

the ,roof polygon and connected therewith, and sloping triangular-shaped side wall sections interposed between said rectangular side wall sections and-connected therewith.

j 3. Ina structureof the character described, a" polygonal-shaped roof formed of-a series of triangular-shaped; sections joined, together,. a rec tangular-shaped: side wallsectionsfor each of a majority of said roof sections and joined thereto," and a series of triangular shaped side wallsectionsinterposed between the rectangular-shaped:

sections and joined thereto. 3

,4. ma structure of. the characterdescribed, a sloping polygonal-shaped roof formed ofa series:

of triangular-shaped sections joined together, a sloping rectangulareshaped side. wall, section foreach of a majority ofv said roof sections and joined thereto, and a series of sloping triangular shapedv sidewall sectionsinterposed between the rectangular-shaped sections and joined thereto.

.5. 111a structure of the character described? a floor of polygonal shape, a roof of less area thanithe floor also of polygonal shape, the sides of; the roof polygon being one-half-the. number of sides of the-floor polygon, aseries of rec;

tangular side wall sections ffittedto a-majority of-the sides of the roof polygon and to the correspondingsides of the floor .polygomand triangular shaped side wall sections 'fitted' to -;the"

other sides ofthe floor polygonandjoinedto adjacent rectangularside wall sectionsrim ;6."In a structure of the character described;

a =fioor-ofepolygonal iorm, a roof of less area 1 I than the floor. also of polygonal form, the sides of. the polygon of which are positioned'tocorrrespond with alternate sides of'the floor polygon, side wall sections connecting said; sides of the roof and floor polygons, and additional side wall sections joined to the other sides of the floor polygon and tapered to fit the spaces between" the firstmentioned sidewall sections.

'7. In astructurejof the character described;

a roof formed of a series of. slopingsections each shaped like an isosceles triangle 'withits apex removed onthe arc of a circleto' form' a' circular-j opening at the apexof the roof,za supporting I ringbounding the walls of said opening, a'floor of larger area than" the roofandhaving a plurality of straight sides,- and side walls consist-'1;

ing of a plurality of rectangular sections and a plurality of interposed triangular sections connected with each other and with the roof and floor. i

8. In a structure of the character described,

a central heater, a series oi sector-shaped platforms arranged in juxtaposition about said heater with their outer endss'paced from the wall of said structure, each platform consisting of an inclined frame having converged sides, an

inclined ramp at the outer end of said frame leading toward the wall of the structure, and a reticulated covering of wire mesh for said frame for securing the lower edges of said side walls to said upturned edges of the'floor sections.

10. In a structure of the character described, a central ring, radially-arranged floor battens supported at-their inner ends bysaid ring, trimetal sections being downturned and said battens being grooved to receivesaid downt'urned edges, the outer edges of said sheet metal floor sections being upturned, sheet metal side walls, means for'securing the lower edges of said side walls to said upturned edgesof the floor sections, and means interposed at intervals between the side walls and upturned ends of the floor sections to space the same apart.

11. In a structure having sheet metalside walls,

" angular shaped sheet metal sections supported bysaid battens, adjacent edges of said sheet a plurality of horizontal wires forming supports at different levels arranged closely adjacent the 7 to permit folded paper to be hung on certain ofsaid wires with the free edges of the paper tucked in between the wires of a lower level sheet metal walls but slightly space d' therefrom and the walls of the house, and means for sup-,

porting said wires. 7 v

} WILLIAM D. BAYLEY. 

